Partner Business Manager With Italian

Partner Business Manager with Italian Apply locations: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Time type: Full time Posted on: Posted 11 Days Ago Job requisition ID: 1181585 This role has been designed as 'Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.
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We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.
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Job Description: Responsibilities: Provides resources and guidance to the Partner (e.g.
Value Added Reseller (VAR), Distributor, SI, ISV, Managed Service Provider) on where to play within emerging trends in Partner's ecosystem in alignment with HPE business priorities.
Works with the Partner to create a mutually beneficial plan for the future.
Drives end-to-end HPE revenue, profitability, and pipeline by implementing joint business plans and data-driven sales efforts with the Partner.
Articulates both HPE global and local business strategies to effectively "sell with," "sell to," and "sell through" the Partner, creating a scalable selling ecosystem.
Develops knowledge of partner priorities, industry trends, IT landscape, IT investment strategy, HPE priorities, and HPE Technology and communicates value of the portfolios and solutions to better differentiate HPE from competitors.
Demonstrates business and sales leadership by building mutually beneficial relationships with one or many Partners to grow HPE market share.
Coordinates HPE activities with the Partner, leveraging HPE specialists when needed, including sales cadence, education, marketing, executive briefings, proactive forecasting, business planning, and client engagements.
Drives HPE marketing strategy through the customer.
Enacts day-to-day HPE strategy, programs, and systems with and on behalf of the Partner to assure accelerated financial outcomes and build partner loyalty to HPE.
Tailors selling solutions to fit the needs of the partner's customer profile including HPE products, services, and technology alliances to achieve assigned quota.
May recruit and develop business relationships with new partners, working to increase partner commitment to HPE.
May spend time monitoring Partner sales floor to help develop pipeline.
Works to ensure that partners are aware of, and compliant with, HPE's SBC requirements for Partners, including applicable legal obligations.
Knowledge and Skills: Technology Acumen: Awareness of current technology trends and related HPE strategy and ability to articulate same to Partner.
Sales Acumen: Able to influence the partner to take actions that create increased value to HPE.
Effectively exercises selling skills such as identifying potential opportunities, utilizing appropriate sales platforms and resources, and formulating and proposing solutions with the goal of expanding HPE's business.
Acts with a sense of urgency to build strong customer relationships and drive solutions for the partner.
Account Management: Understanding of business and financial fundamentals to develop strategic plans with the partner that are aligned to customer and HPE strategies, creating increased business opportunities and value for HPE.
Portfolio Knowledge: Understanding of HPE products and how they can deliver value to customers in contrast to HPE's competitors.
Ability to select the best product for the customer's needs, maximizing value for both the customer and HPE.
Partner Industry Acumen: Understanding of Partner industry, trends, competitors, and the channel.
Partnering Acumen: Builds understanding of and relationships with partner and internal community among all types and levels of the business, integrating sales engagement efforts.
Understanding of the Partner's relationships and needs.
Financial Acumen: Understanding of financial accounting concepts such as income statements, balance sheets, revenue projections, etc.
to assess customer financial health, identify potential risks, and position value propositions of HPE solutions.
Sales Forecasting: Ability to look forward and anticipate partner needs, proactively forecasting sales quota and effectively bridging sales gaps.
Communication: Professional, clear, and effective verbal and written communication.
Time Management: Ability to prioritize and effectively meet deadlines.
Creativity and Entrepreneurship: Ability to innovate, think beyond proscribed solutions, and take proactive steps to advance HPE sales efforts.
Impact/Scope: Handles accounts with low to mid-levels of annual revenue.
Primary focus for partner sales on SMB segment.
Typically assigned average size quota.
Complexity: Local and Country accounts.
Focus on partners with low to mid-levels of HPE specialization and commitment.
Education and Experience: University or Bachelor's degree.
Typically 2-5+ years of selling experience.
Excellent understanding of the Italian market (political, economical standpoint).
Experience developing positive relationships and solving customer problems.
Languages: Italian native and fluent in English.
Additional Skills: Accountability Active Learning Active Listening Assertiveness Building Rapport Buyer Personas Coaching Complex Sales Creativity Critical Thinking Cross-Functional Teamwork Customer Experience Strategy Customer Interactions Design Thinking Empathy Financial Acumen Follow-Through Growth Mindset Identifying Sales Opportunities Industry Knowledge Intellectual Curiosity Long Term Planning Managing Ambiguity What We Can Offer You: Health & Wellbeing: We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development: We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are.
We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness.
We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here.
We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.
We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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Job: Sales Job Level: Intermediate HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer.
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